Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With several sand filters , one can be undergoing backwashing while others are in use , and this permits continuous filtration of the supply . |
| 2 | The sort of questions which can be asked concern both the role of coins themselves and the wider implications they may have for an understanding of a particular society . |
| 3 | In both Russia and Prussia , though much more in the former , can be seen struggles between competing ministers for royal favour and support . |
| 4 | Herons can be seen fishing in the tumbling stream . |
| 5 | In many cases , a shrine is erected over the anthill and women can be seen lighting candles and praying to the Deity within . |
| 6 | In the middle distance can be seen Ham Hill , Montacute Tor , Alfred 's Tower above Stourhead and the earthworks of Cadbury Castle which some romantics like to believe was King Arthur 's Camelot . |
| 7 | Behind can be seen bee hives . |
| 8 | Remarkable things can be done linking projectors and computers so that you get composite or varied images on a wall of screens . |
| 9 | The covers are being produced at the moment and I have asked Margaret Lockhart at CPU to get estimates for copying the contents and combining with the cover and binding so that this can be done a.s.a.p after the September Social Work Committee . |
| 10 | Some jobs can be done part time . |
| 11 | There are many simple exercises you can do to help people keep moving which can be done sitting down such as ball games . |
| 12 | No you can do it so it can be done good . |
| 13 | In the health service the initial shock that patients can be denied treatment fades as the public becomes used to the fact that they are . |
| 14 | Black people can be denied eligibility by rules which were originally drawn up for completely different purposes ; property let to ethnic minorities tends to be of lower quality than that allocated to the white population ; and black families , which tend to be larger , may not find council accommodation which is large enough for their needs ( Brown , 1984 ) . |
| 15 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
| 16 | Not only are they not transparent , a property deal can be struck subject to just about anything , ’ said UBS . |
| 17 | The performance of UK manufacturing over the last decade shows what can be achieved Companies based in Britain are able to compete sucessfully in some of the toughtest technology-intensive markets in the world ’ |
| 18 | The implications of this fact for manipulability are great ; linguistic context can be turned upside down more easily than real ones . |
| 19 | This completeness and therefore detachment , she claims , facilitates manipulability : ‘ linguistic contexts can be turned upside down more easily than real ones . |
| 20 | So , even your interest can be earning interest while leaving you the option of getting at your money instantly if you need to . |
| 21 | I have isolated a specific discoursal site where deixis can be discerned operating . |
| 22 | The ease with which a probabilistic analyser can be created contrasts sharply with the immense amount of work required to create a comprehensive generative grammar . |
| 23 | It can be contaminated drinks , in other words water or other types of drink . |
| 24 | Some acid house parties can be heard miles away across the countryside : the inhabitants of normally quiet villages deserve protection . |
| 25 | Ambience meets ethnic techno rock to produce a refreshing departure from the usual death beat that can be heard pounding out of today 's club scene . |
| 26 | Allocation determines which arcs in the network will be allocated to a particular node or centre ; districting makes it possible to outline rapidly sets of polygons in order to define specific areas of interest ( districts ) and to summarize their characteristics ; routeing provides a minimum path algorithm through the network , the arcs of which can be assigned weights according to road conditions , road capacity and so on . |
| 27 | these factors can be assigned weightings , in line with their relative importance , so that a potential customer 's answers to each question on the proposal form can be given a numerical score . |
| 28 | Only if I am satisfied that the economic , safety and technical criteria relating to groundwater can be met will public funding be made available for construction of the barrage . |
| 29 | Your board can be spun left/right , with fire held down to gain speed . |
| 30 | With fertilisers the same crops can be grown year after year on the same fields and still they give high yields . |